This is the Northwest Minnesota Birding Report for Friday, June 17, 2005
sponsored by the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce. You may
also hear this report by calling (218) 847-5743 or 1-800-433-1888.

Finally, it seems like summer, and for the moment the rain has stopped.
The result of warm temperatures and lots of rain has resulted in many
mosquitoes, so come prepared when birding in the northwest.

In Wilkin County, Julian Sellers and the St. Paul Audubon Society group
found a LITTLEBLUEHERON along CR 30 about 200 yards east of I- 94 on
June 10. This location is about five miles north of the town of Rothsay.

As of June 14, the BLACK-HEADEDGROSBEAK is still being seen at the home
of Steve and Mary Broten in Marshall County south of Newfolden.
Directions are to go nearly 12 miles north on US 59 from the
intersection of MN 1 and US 59N in Thief River Falls, then 1/8 mile west
on 280th St NW, then south down their driveway. Please call before you
visit. Their home number is 218-874-2080.

>From Lake of the Woods County, Jenny Moorman reported that biologist
Bill Berg spotted some PIPINGPLOVERS nesting on the Pine Island
Sanctuary in Lake of the Woods. This is exciting news. Other species
reported by Jenny included SPRUCEGROUSE,MARBLEDGODWIT near Graceton,
and TURKEYVULTURE.

Julian Sellers and other members of the St. Paul Audubon Society were in
Roseau County last weekend where they found BLACK-BACKEDWOODPECKER,HERMITTHRUSH, and REDCROSSBILLS along the Thompson Forest Road in the
Beltrami Island State Forest.

In Beltrami County they found singing NORTHERNPARULAS, and BLACKBURNIANWARBLERS at the Big Bog SRA.

At Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge In Marshall County, Gary Tischer
reported on June 9th that the TRUMPETERSWANS now have two cygnets in
Pool 8. Other species reported from there included LEASTBITTERN,BALDEAGLE with young at Parker Pool, a YELLOWRAIL heard near the parking
lot at the Maakstad trail, VIRGINIARAIL, a BLACK-BILLEDCUCKOO along CR
7, YELLOW-THROATEDVIREO, and PURPLEFINCH.

Here in Pennington County, I saw a RED-BELLIEDWOODPECKER feeding a
young woodpecker near our bird feeder, so I assume that it nested nearby
, if not on the property.

Shelley Steva reported three or four YELLOWRAILS , two SORAS, and LE
CONTE'SSPARROWS at Malmberg Prairie SNA in Polk County on June 11.
Nathaniel Emery reported YELLOWRAIL, nesting WILSON'SPHALAROPES, LE
CONTE'SSPARROWS,NELSON'SSHARP-TAILEDSPARROWS, and DICKCISSELS at
Glacial Ridge NWR. Julian Sellers and his group found GREATERPRAIRIE-CHICKENS and UPLANDSANDPIPERS at the Tympanuchus Prairie. I was
at the Gully Fen SNA on Sunday, June 12 where I saw four TURKEYVULTURES
riding a thermal, and found VEERY,NASHVILLEWARBLER,YELLOW-RUMPEDWARBLER, and WHITE-THROATEDSPARROW singing on territory.

Connie Norheim, birding in Becker County, found RUFFEDGROUSE,BLACK-THROATEDGREENWARBLER along CR 29 near the visitor center, and
PINEWARBLERS at the picnic area at Tamarac NWR on June 9.

Julian Sellers found a YELLOW-BILLEDCUCKOO at Glendalough State Park in
Otter Tail County on the weekend.

Please report bird sightings to Jeanie Joppru by email, no later than
Thursday each week, at ajjoppru@wiktel.com OR call the Detroit Lakes
Chamber's toll free number: 1-800-542-3992. Detroit Lakes area birders
please call 847-9202. Please include the county where the sighting took
place. When reporting by email please put "NW Bird Report" in the
subject line of your message. The next scheduled update of this report
is Friday, June 24, 2005.